The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-08-11
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Both circuit and chancery court
are now sitting in our court house.
One going into these courts cannot
help noticing the difference IN the
appearance of the two court rooms.
The chaneery court room is as neat
as pin. The clerk and master,
pursuant to an order from the chan
cellor, has had it thoroughly over
hauled and cleaned. Deputy Clerk
q Master Jones superintendent it
and did it well. A nice, new mat
ting covers the floor and the Judges
stand and an air of comfort and
cleanliness pervades the whole
room. The county court, as was
correct, made an appropriation to
meet the expense of the renova-
vatlon. On the other hand the
circuit court room is dirty and foul
smelling to an offensive degree. 1t
has not been thoroughly overhauled
and cleaned for years and many Of
the seats in the auditorium are bro
ken down. An old, dirty, filthy,
wornout mating disgraces the floor,
emitting foul odors when doors and
windows are closed for any length
of time, and the question Is, why
this difference between the two
court rooms? At this season of til e
year Clerk Braden is compelled to
leave the windows open at night to
prevent the stencil being too great
every morning when court meets.
Besides this the arrangement of the
door and and of the gate that opens
into the box is bad snd continu-
al source Of annoyance to judge,
jury, lawyers, litigants, witnesses
and spectators. Whenever. the least
crowd is IN attendance the narrow
space in front of the gate becomes
choked with people. The doors
should be hung SO as to open out
side in the hall and the gate should
open inside the bar. The clerk has
little desk room and 30 desk for
his records and record books. He
is compelled every court to stack
his record books up on table and
carry his box of pigeon holes up
stairs from his office to hold the re
cords and the late reports sent tC
each clerk are piled up down stair:
useless to everyone. This should
all be remedied. The clerk ough
to have a stationary desk large
enough to hold his records and &C
count books and q book case tC
hold the state reports in the court
room wh9re they would subservt
| the purpose the legislature intended
them for. The floors should b.
washed, new carpet put down, ans
the room supplied with spittoons
Clerk Braden is no doubt as mucl
ashamed Of the condition of affairs
! Us ;a.nnyyhodv else and would be onl,
to glad to carry out the neede'
reforms were be given authority &
do so. 1t is the grand jnry's bust.
ness ito report the condition of al
public buildings and we call the at
tention Of the attorney general ant
? Foreman Farmer to the circui
court room. If Judge Patterson
l would call their attention to it from
the bench it would be good move
1t Is in the circuit court room tbs
the peopIe--the masses are brough
, more directly in contact with TIL
I administration of the law than any
where else. Tie law court is hun
dreds of years older than the coul
1 of chancery. Here the grand jur
e Is empanelled and charged ito in
J quire FOR the body Of the count
, of Giles; there is had "trial.by jury
a which our forefathers held so 50
cred, and here certainly should tn
!, the ADMINISTRATION of law be accom-
! panied with the ordinary decor
l cies OF lie. Before another teri
4 we hope to see the much needle
reform an accomplished fact. 1t l
: the duty Of the county court to al
propriate the small amount needle
q to remedy matters, +.